Posts Tagged ‘Stock Market Correction’

Is it just me or is the next market correction taking way longer than it should? In other words, have the powers that be figured out how to keep the music playing better than ever? The Fed must have inflation & will do everything possible to create it. Central banks as well as markets have become aware that monetary policy has limitations. And the gold price is sniffing this out.

Markets are relieved that the Fed won’t hike rates in March. But, the markets are never satisfied. Getting stock market expectations aligned with the intended FOMC policy path will not be pretty. Expect higher volatility and stock market drawdowns in April and May as markets reprice. A further stock market correction has been postponed, but not avoided.

Marc Faber commented on possible gold market manipulation and the need to diversify investment portfolios. As part of a diversified investment portfolio, secure precious metals storage in safe and stable jurisdictions such as Singapore and Hong Kong is essential for wealth protection.

There has been much commentary published as of late discussing when the Federal Reserve will begin raising interest rates. Generally, attached to the heels of that discussion, are comments suggesting that investors have nothing to fear from such an event. However, is that really the case? Let’s take a look.

It has been a good year for gold thus far, but what about the rest of 2014? We are monitoring 3 developing situations that could have a profound impact on gold demand during the remainder of the year — driving forces that could provide impetus for a classic gold run that could begin with a summer surprise.

Financial markets threw a massive hissy fit a few months ago when Bernanke suggested that the Fed may soon start tapering QE3. Clearly Wall Street does not like their supply of monetary heroin to be interrupted – So what do you expect will happen when the Fed starts pulling back?